Joel Brown (1) of the Cal Bears drives against the Colorado Buffaloes guard Jullian Hammond (1) at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Dec 31, 2022 (photo by Cal Bears)

On the Cal Bears podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 The Cal Bears (2-13) picked up only their second win but what was promising about it they did it against the Colorado Buffaloes (9-6) edging them out 80-76. It was Cal’s second win in three games.

#2 How encouraging is it for Cal head coach Mark Fox that after some 12 straight loses Cal looks like they’re playing more competitive and they’ve been able to keep up with there opponents.

#3 Michael, talk about the leading scorers for Cal Joel Brown 21 pts, Grant Newell 13 pts, and Lars Thiemann 12 of the two wins Brown, Newell and Thiemann were big contributors.

#4 “Our guards can’t get through ball screens,” Colorado head coach Tad Boyle said. “We had nobody on our team who could even think about guarding Joel Brown. He took us off the bounce whenever he wanted.”

#5 Cal hosts the Stanford Cardinal Friday night at Haas Pavilion for the local school’s version of the Big Game. Stanford has won two of their last three games do you see this one too close to call or how do you see this one?

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